Windows 11/10/8/7 often forgets your folder view settings, and this is when you need to reset the settings, which include the sorting order or the files, view mode, grouping, etc. All Windows versions let you customize and reset your folders. You can do so using File Explorer or by using Windows Registry. In this post we will learn how to reset your folders in Windows 10 PC.

How to Reset Folder View to default in Windows 11/10

You can change the folder view settings both via File Explorer and via Windows Registry. To reset Folder View in via File Explorer Options, do the following:

For Folder Settings in Windows 7, go to the toolbar > Organize, and select Folder and search options.

Using Windows Registry

You can also use the Registry as follows: Open Registry Editor by typing Regedit.exe Navigate to the following key- Delete Bags and BagMRU subkeys Exit the Registry Editor. You need to restart the explorer shell to make the changes take effect.

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